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Manchester United v Spanish opponents
Head-to-Head Record v teams from Spain

Manchester United opponent nationality records

Explore the complete statistical record of every Newton Heath and Manchester United competitive first-team match played against Spanish opposition. This page includes results, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored, goals conceded, opponents faced, stadiums, managers, attendances, red cards, penalties, own goals, hat-tricks, and a full chronological list of all matches played against clubs from Spain.

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA record
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 36 15 13 8 60 39 +21 41.67
A 35 8 14 13 33 47 -14 22.86
N 7 2 1 4 10 11 -1 28.57
Total 78 25 28 25 103 97 +6 32.05
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First Match Played: 16 Jan 1957 Athletic Bilbao L 3-5 @ Estadio San Mames  
Last Match Played: 08 May 2025 Athletic Bilbao W 4-1 @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (135000) 11 Apr 1957 Real Madrid L 1-3 @ Bernabeu Stadium
Most Goals Scored vs This Nationality: (4) See table below
Most Goals Conceded vs This Nationality: (5) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent manager Club manager
No Player Apps Goals
1. Giggs, Ryan 29 2
2. de Gea, David 28 0
3. Rashford, Marcus 23 7
4. Scholes, Paul 21 5
5. Fernandes, Bruno 21 10
6. Lindelof, Victor 19 0
7. Rodrigues, Fredico "Fred" 19 1
8. Pogba, Paul 17 0
9. Neville, Gary 16 0
10. Ferdinand, Rio 16 0
11. Keane, Roy 15 1
12. Rooney, Wayne 15 4
13. Butt, Nicky 14 0
14. Beckham, David 14 5
15. Wan-Bissaka, Aaron 14 0
16. Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar 13 3
17. Ronaldo, Cristiano 13 2
18. Carrick, Michael 13 0
19. Evra, Patrice 13 0
20. Smalling, Chris 13 0
21. Maguire, Harry 13 0
22. Irwin, Denis 12 0
23. Silvestre, Mikael 12 0
24. Park, Ji-Sung 12 0
25. Valencia, Antonio 12 0
26. Martial, Anthony 12 0
27. Matic, Nemanja 12 0
28. McTominay, Scott 12 0
29. Shaw, Luke 12 0
30. Dalot, Diogo 12 1
31. Casemiro, Carlos 12 2
32. Brown, Wesley 11 0
33. Young, Ashley 11 0
34. Sancho, Jadon 11 1
35. Barthez, Fabien 9 0
36. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 9 7
37. O'Shea, John 9 0
38. Nani, Luis 9 0
39. Lingard, Jesse 9 0
40. Mata, Juan 9 0
41. Telles, Alex 9 1
42. Stam, Jaap 8 0
43. Cole, Andrew 8 2
44. Fletcher, Darren 8 0
45. van der Sar, Edwin 8 0
46. Bailly, Eric 8 0
47. Garnacho, Alejandro 8 1
48. Robson, Bryan 7 3
49. Hughes, Mark 7 4
50. Neville, Phillip 7 0
51. Anderson, Oliveira 7 1
52. da Silva, Rafael 7 0
53. Fellaini, Marouane 7 1
54. Lukaku, Romelu 7 2
55. Greenwood, Mason 7 0
56. Varane, Raphael 7 0
57. Evans, Jonny 6 0
58. Vidic, Nemanja 6 0
59. Jones, Phil 6 0
60. James, Daniel 6 1
61. Elanga, Anthony 6 1
62. Eriksen, Christian 6 0
63. Martinez, Lisandro 6 0
64. Weghorst, Wout 6 1
65. Foulkes, William 5 1
66. Bruce, Steve 5 0
67. Pallister, Gary 5 0
68. Yorke, Dwight 5 2
69. Sheringham, Teddy 5 0
70. Blanc, Laurent 5 0
71. Veron, Juan Sebastian 5 0
72. Tevez, Carlos 5 0
73. Hernandez, Javier 5 1
74. Diallo, Amad 5 0
75. Cavani, Edinson 5 2
76. dos Santos, Antony 5 2
77. Malacia, Tyrell 5 0
78. Berry, Johnny 4 1
79. Byrne, Roger 4 0
80. Colman, Eddie 4 0
81. Edwards, Duncan 4 0
82. Pegg, David 4 0
83. Taylor, Tommy 4 4
84. Whelan, William 4 1
85. Wood, Ray 4 0
86. Albiston, Arthur 4 0
87. Bailey, Gary 4 0
88. Duxbury, Mick 4 0
89. Stapleton, Frank 4 1
90. Wilkins, Ray 4 0
91. Ince, Paul 4 0
92. Parker, Paul 4 0
93. Schmeichel, Peter 4 0
94. Berg, Henning 4 0
95. Fortune, Quinton 4 0
96. Johnsen, Ronny 4 0
97. Herrera, Ander 4 0
98. Sánchez, Alexis 4 0
99. van de Beek, Donny 4 0
100. Dorgu, Patrick 4 0
101. Hojlund, Rasmus 4 1
102. Mazraoui, Noussair 4 0
103. Onana, Andre 4 0
104. Viollet, Dennis 3 2
105. Charlton, Bobby 3 1
106. Whiteside, Norman 3 0
107. Moran, Kevin 3 0
108. Moses, Remi 3 0
109. McClair, Brian 3 0
110. Phelan, Mike 3 0
111. Richardson, Kieran 3 0
112. Hargreaves, Owen 3 0
113. Berbatov, Dimitar 3 0
114. Welbeck, Danny 3 1
115. Kagawa, Shinji 3 0
116. van Persie, Robin 3 0
117. Darmian, Matteo 3 0
118. Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 3 0
119. Romero, Sergio 3 0
120. Williams, Brandon 3 0
121. Tuanzebe, Axel 3 0
122. Pellistri, Facundo 3 0
123. Sabitzer, Marcel 3 2
124. de Ligt, Matthijs 3 0
125. Yoro, Leny 3 0
126. Jones, Mark 2 0
127. Blanchflower, Jackie 2 0
128. Aston Jnr, John 2 0
129. Best, George 2 1
130. Crerand, Pat 2 0
131. Dunne, Tony 2 0
132. Kidd, Brian 2 0
133. Sadler, David 2 1
134. Stepney, Alex 2 0
135. Stiles, Nobby 2 0
136. Buchan, Martin 2 0
137. Coppell, Steve 2 0
138. Grimes, Ashley 2 0
139. Hogg, Graeme 2 0
140. Muhren, Arnold 2 0
141. Blackmore, Clayton 2 0
142. Sharpe, Lee 2 1
143. Martin, Lee A. 2 0
144. Webb, Neil 2 0
145. Walsh, Gary 2 0
146. Kanchelskis, Andrei 2 0
147. Blomqvist, Jesper 2 0
148. van der Gouw, Raimond 2 0
149. Bosnich, Mark 2 0
150. Forlan, Diego 2 0
151. Smith, Alan 2 0
152. da Silva, Fabio 2 0
153. Cleverley, Tom 2 0
154. Blind, Daley 2 0
155. Pereira, Andreas 2 0
156. Henderson, Dean 2 0
157. Collyer, Toby 2 0
158. Zirkzee, Joshua 2 1
159. Mainoo, Kobbie 2 0
160. Mount, Mason 2 2
161. Ugarte, Manuel 2 0
162. Burns, Francis 1 0
163. Law, Denis 1 0
164. Brennan, Shay 1 0
165. McQueen, Gordon 1 0
166. Macari, Lou 1 0
167. Graham, Arthur 1 0
168. Sealey, Les 1 0
169. Beardsmore, Russell 1 0
170. Robins, Mark 1 0
171. May, David 1 0
172. Cruyff, Jordi 1 0
173. Lynch, Mark 1 0
174. Pugh, Danny 1 0
175. Ricardo Lopez Felipe 1 0
176. Roche, Lee 1 0
177. Stewart, Michael 1 0
178. Webber, Danny 1 0
179. Heinze, Gabriel 1 0
180. Saha, Louis 1 0
181. Gibson, Darron 1 0
182. Kuszczak, Tomasz 1 0
183. Macheda, Federico 1 0
184. Amos, Ben 1 0
185. Rojo, Marcos 1 0
186. Fosu-Mensah, Timothy 1 0
187. Ighalo, Odion 1 0
188. Shoretire, Shola 1 0
189. McNeill, Charlie 1 0
190. Heaven, Ayden 1 0
191. Amass, Harry 1 0
Manchester United stadiums played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Competition Count
1. European Cup 48
2. Europa League 24
3. Cup Winners Cup 5
4. Super Cup 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. Spain 78
Manchester United red cards Manchester United cup finals
No Date Player Opponent HAN WDL F-A
1. 16-09-1998 Butt, Nicky Barcelona H D 3-3
2. 14-09-2005 Rooney, Wayne Villarreal A D 0-0
3. 05-03-2013 Nani, Luis Real Madrid H L 1-2
4. 05-11-2013 Fellaini, Marouane Real Sociedad A D 0-0
5. 11-05-2017 Bailly, Eric Celta Vigo H D 1-1
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 15-05-1991 W 2-1 Barcelona Cup Winners Cup
2. 27-05-2009 L 0-2 Barcelona European Cup
3. 28-05-2011 L 1-3 Barcelona European Cup
4. 08-08-2017 L 1-2 Real Madrid Super Cup
5. 26-05-2021 D 1-1 Villarreal Europa League
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Opponent
1. 19-04-2000 Scholes, Paul 1 L 2-3 Real Madrid
2. 08-03-2012 Rooney, Wayne 1 L 2-3 Athletic Bilbao
3. 16-08-2020 Fernandes, Bruno 1 L 1-2 Sevilla
4. 08-04-2021 Fernandes, Bruno 1 W 2-0 Granada CF
5. 13-03-2025 Fernandes, Bruno 2 W 4-1 Real Sociedad
6. 01-05-2025 Fernandes, Bruno 1 W 3-0 Athletic Bilbao
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent Opponent scorers
1. 29-09-1982 1 1-2 Europa League Valencia Daniel Solsona 70' (pen) , Roberto Fernandez 75'
2. 16-09-1998 2 3-3 European Cup Barcelona Sonny Anderson 47', Giovanni 60' (pen), Luis Enrique 71' (pen)
3. 08-09-2022 1 0-1 Europa League Real Sociedad Brais Mendez 59' (pen)
4. 23-02-2023 1 2-1 Europa League Barcelona Robert Lewandowski 18' (pen)
5. 06-03-2025 1 1-1 Europa League Real Sociedad Mikel Oyarzabal 70' (pen)
6. 13-03-2025 1 4-1 Europa League Real Sociedad Mikel Oyarzabal 10' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
No Date OG F-A Opponent Scorers
1. 15-05-1968 1 3-3 Real Madrid Ignacio Zoco 43' (o.g.), David Sadler 75', Bill Foulkes 78'
2. 23-04-2003 1 4-3 Real Madrid Ruud van Nistelrooy 43', Ivan Helguera 52' (o.g.), David Beckham 71', 85'
3. 05-03-2013 1 1-2 Real Madrid Sergio Ramos 48' (o.g.)
4. 23-10-2013 1 1-0 Real Sociedad Inigo Martinez 2' (o.g.)
5. 15-04-2021 1 2-0 Granada CF Edinson Cavani 6', Jesus Vallejo 90' (o.g.)
6. 16-02-2023 1 2-2 Barcelona Marcus Rashford 52', Jules Kounde 59' (o.g.)
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Opponent Player
07-03-1984 1 L 0-2 A Cup Winners Cup Barcelona Hogg, Graeme
19-04-2000 1 L 2-3 H European Cup Real Madrid Keane, Roy
20-02-2001 1 D 1-1 H European Cup Valencia Brown, Wesley
10-04-2002 1 W 3-2 H European Cup Deportivo La Coruna Blanc, Laurent
18-03-2003 1 L 0-2 A European Cup Deportivo La Coruna Lynch, Mark
12-12-2018 1 L 1-2 A European Cup Valencia Jones, Phil
10-04-2019 1 L 0-1 H European Cup Barcelona Shaw, Luke
13-04-2023 1 D 2-2 H Europa League Sevilla Maguire, Harry
13-04-2023 1 D 2-2 H Europa League Sevilla Malacia, Tyrell
Manchester United most goals scored vs opponent Manchester United most goals conceded vs opponent
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
23-04-2003 Real Madrid W 4-3 H European Cup
18-02-2021 Real Sociedad W 4-0 N Europa League
09-03-2023 Real Betis W 4-1 H Europa League
13-03-2025 Real Sociedad W 4-1 H Europa League
08-05-2025 Athletic Bilbao W 4-1 H Europa League
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
16-01-1957 Athletic Bilbao L 3-5 A European Cup
Manchester United hat-tricks vs opponent  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Opponent
1. 13-03-2025 Fernandes, Bruno 3 W 4-1 Real Sociedad
 
Matches played vs Spanish opposition
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 16-01-1957 EC/UCL Athletic Bilbao L 3-5 A Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio 73', Jose Luis Arteche 78'
2. 06-02-1957 EC/UCL Athletic Bilbao W 3-0 H Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85'
3. 11-04-1957 EC/UCL Real Madrid L 1-3 A Tommy Taylor 82' Hector Rial 61', Alfredo Di Stefano 63', Enrique Mateos 83'
4. 25-04-1957 EC/UCL Real Madrid D 2-2 H Tommy Taylor 62', Bobby Charlton 85' Raymond Kopa 25', Hector Rial 33'
5. 24-04-1968 EC/UCL Real Madrid W 1-0 H George Best 36'
6. 15-05-1968 EC/UCL Real Madrid D 3-3 A Ignacio Zoco 43' (o.g.), David Sadler 75', Bill Foulkes 78' Pirri 32', Francisco Gento 41', Amancio Amaro 45'
7. 15-09-1982 EL Valencia D 0-0 H
8. 29-09-1982 EL Valencia L 1-2 A Bryan Robson 45' Daniel Solsona 70' (pen) , Roberto Fernandez 75'
9. 07-03-1984 CWC Barcelona L 0-2 A Graeme Hogg 35' (o.g.), Juan Carlos Rojo 90'
10. 21-03-1984 CWC Barcelona W 3-0 H Bryan Robson 21', 50', Frank Stapleton 51'
11. 15-05-1991 CWC Barcelona W 2-1 N Mark Hughes 68', 75' Ronald Koeman 79'
12. 23-10-1991 CWC Atletico Madrid L 0-3 A Paulo Futre 32', 86', Manolo 88'
13. 06-11-1991 CWC Atletico Madrid D 1-1 H Mark Hughes 4' Bernd Schuster 68'
14. 19-10-1994 EC/UCL Barcelona D 2-2 H Mark Hughes 20', Lee Sharpe 80' Romario 34', Jose Mari Bakero 50'
15. 02-11-1994 EC/UCL Barcelona L 0-4 A Hristo Stoichkov 9', 53', Romario 45', Albert Ferrer 88'
16. 16-09-1998 EC/UCL Barcelona D 3-3 H Ryan Giggs 17', Paul Scholes 25', David Beckham 64' Sonny Anderson 47', Giovanni 60' (pen), Luis Enrique 71' (pen)
17. 25-11-1998 EC/UCL Barcelona D 3-3 A Dwight Yorke 25', 68', Andrew Cole 53' Sonny Anderson 1', Rivaldo 57', 73'
18. 08-12-1999 EC/UCL Valencia W 3-0 H Roy Keane 38', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 47', Paul Scholes 70'
19. 21-03-2000 EC/UCL Valencia D 0-0 A
20. 04-04-2000 EC/UCL Real Madrid D 0-0 A
21. 19-04-2000 EC/UCL Real Madrid L 2-3 H David Beckham 64', Paul Scholes 88' (pen) Roy Keane 20' (o.g.), Raul Gonzalez 50', 53'
22. 14-02-2001 EC/UCL Valencia D 0-0 A
23. 20-02-2001 EC/UCL Valencia D 1-1 H Andrew Cole 12' Wesley Brown 86' (o.g.)
24. 25-09-2001 EC/UCL Deportivo La Coruna L 1-2 A Paul Scholes 40' Walter Pandiani 86', Noureddine Naybet 90'
25. 17-10-2001 EC/UCL Deportivo La Coruna L 2-3 H Ruud van Nistelrooy 7', 40' Sergio Gonzalez 37', Diego Tristan 38', 60'
26. 02-04-2002 EC/UCL Deportivo La Coruna W 2-0 A David Beckham 15', Ruud van Nistelrooy 41'
27. 10-04-2002 EC/UCL Deportivo La Coruna W 3-2 H Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 23', 56', Ryan Giggs 69' Laurent Blanc 45' (o.g.), Djalminha 90'+1
28. 11-12-2002 EC/UCL Deportivo La Coruna W 2-0 H Ruud van Nistelrooy 7', 55'
29. 18-03-2003 EC/UCL Deportivo La Coruna L 0-2 A Victor Sanchez 32', Mark Lynch 47' (o.g.)
30. 08-04-2003 EC/UCL Real Madrid L 1-3 A Ruud van Nistelrooy 52' Luis Figo 12', Raul Gonzalez 28', 49'
31. 23-04-2003 EC/UCL Real Madrid W 4-3 H Ruud van Nistelrooy 43', Ivan Helguera 52' (o.g.), David Beckham 71', 85' Ronaldo 12', 50', 59'
32. 14-09-2005 EC/UCL Villarreal D 0-0 A
33. 22-11-2005 EC/UCL Villarreal D 0-0 H
34. 23-04-2008 EC/UCL Barcelona D 0-0 A
35. 29-04-2008 EC/UCL Barcelona W 1-0 H Paul Scholes 14'
36. 17-09-2008 EC/UCL Villarreal D 0-0 H
37. 25-11-2008 EC/UCL Villarreal D 0-0 A
38. 27-05-2009 EC/UCL Barcelona L 0-2 N Samuel Eto'o 10', Lionel Messi 70'
39. 29-09-2010 EC/UCL Valencia W 1-0 A Javier Hernandez 85'
40. 07-12-2010 EC/UCL Valencia D 1-1 H Olivera Anderson 62' Pablo Hernandez 32'
41. 28-05-2011 EC/UCL Barcelona L 1-3 N Wayne Rooney 34' Pedro Rodriguez 27', Lionel Messi 54', David Villa 69'
42. 08-03-2012 EL Athletic Bilbao L 2-3 H Wayne Rooney 22', 90+2' (pen) Fernando Llorente 44', Oscar de Marcos 72', Iker Muniain 90'
43. 15-03-2012 EL Athletic Bilbao L 1-2 A Wayne Rooney 80' Fernando Llorente 23', Oscar de Marcos 65'
44. 13-02-2013 EC/UCL Real Madrid D 1-1 A Danny Welbeck 20' *Cristiano Ronaldo 30'
45. 05-03-2013 EC/UCL Real Madrid L 1-2 H Sergio Ramos 48' (o.g.) Luka Modric 66', *Cristiano Ronaldo 69'
46. 23-10-2013 EC/UCL Real Sociedad W 1-0 H Inigo Martinez 2' (o.g.)
47. 05-11-2013 EC/UCL Real Sociedad D 0-0 A
48. 04-05-2017 EL Celta Vigo W 1-0 A Marcus Rashford 67'
49. 11-05-2017 EL Celta Vigo D 1-1 H Marouane Fellaini 17' Facundo Roncaglia 85'
50. 08-08-2017 ESC Real Madrid L 1-2 N Romelu Lukaku 62' *Casemiro 24', Isco 52'
51. 21-02-2018 EC/UCL Sevilla D 0-0 A
52. 13-03-2018 EC/UCL Sevilla L 1-2 H Romelu Lukaku 84' Wissam Ben Yedder 74', 78'
53. 02-10-2018 EC/UCL Valencia D 0-0 H
54. 12-12-2018 EC/UCL Valencia L 1-2 A Marcus Rashford 87' Carlos Soler 17', Phil Jones 47' (o.g.)
55. 10-04-2019 EC/UCL Barcelona L 0-1 H Luke Shaw 12' (o.g.)
56. 16-04-2019 EC/UCL Barcelona L 0-3 A Lionel Messi 16', 20', Philippe Coutinho 61'
57. 16-08-2020 EL Sevilla L 1-2 N Bruno Fernandes 9' (pen) Suso 26', Luuk De Jong 78'
58. 18-02-2021 EL Real Sociedad W 4-0 N Bruno Fernandes 27', 57', Marcus Rashford 64', Daniel James 90'
59. 25-02-2021 EL Real Sociedad D 0-0 H
60. 08-04-2021 EL Granada CF W 2-0 A Marcus Rashford 31', Bruno Fernandes 90' (pen)
61. 15-04-2021 EL Granada CF W 2-0 H Edinson Cavani 6', Jesus Vallejo 90' (o.g.)
62. 26-05-2021 EL Villarreal D 1-1 N Edinson Cavani 55' Gerard Moreno 29'
63. 29-09-2021 EC/UCL Villarreal W 2-1 H Alex Telles 60', Cristiano Ronaldo 90'+5 Paco Alcacer 53'
64. 23-11-2021 EC/UCL Villarreal W 2-0 A Cristiano Ronaldo 78', Jadon Sancho 90'
65. 23-02-2022 EC/UCL Atletico Madrid D 1-1 A Anthony Elanga 80' Joao Felix 7'
66. 15-03-2022 EC/UCL Atletico Madrid L 0-1 H Renan Lodi 41'
67. 08-09-2022 EL Real Sociedad L 0-1 H Brais Mendez 59' (pen)
68. 03-11-2022 EL Real Sociedad W 1-0 A Alejandro Garnacho 17'
69. 16-02-2023 EL Barcelona D 2-2 A Marcus Rashford 52', Jules Kounde 59' (o.g.) Marcos Alonso 50', Raphinha 76'
70. 23-02-2023 EL Barcelona W 2-1 H Fred 47', Antony dos Santos 73' Robert Lewandowski 18' (pen)
71. 09-03-2023 EL Real Betis W 4-1 H Marcus Rashford 6', Antony dos Santos 52', Bruno Fernandes 58', Wout Weghorst 82' Ayoze Perez 32'
72. 16-03-2023 EL Real Betis W 1-0 A Marcus Rashford 55'
73. 13-04-2023 EL Sevilla D 2-2 H Marcel Sabitzer 14', 21' Tyrell Malacia 84' (o.g.), Harry Maguire 90'+2 (o.g.)
74. 20-04-2023 EL Sevilla L 0-3 A Youssef En-Nesyri 8', 81', Loic Bade 47'
75. 06-03-2025 EL Real Sociedad D 1-1 A Joshua Zirkzee 57' Mikel Oyarzabal 70' (pen)
76. 13-03-2025 EL Real Sociedad W 4-1 H Bruno Fernandes 16' (pen), 50' (pen), 87', Diogo Dalot 90'+1 Mikel Oyarzabal 10' (pen)
77. 01-05-2025 EL Athletic Bilbao W 3-0 A Casemiro 30', Bruno Fernandes 37' (pen), 45'
78. 08-05-2025 EL Athletic Bilbao W 4-1 H Mason Mount 72', 90'+1, Casemiro 79', Rasmus Hojlund 85' Mikel Jauregizar 31'
 

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